Table 2.

Risk and protective factors for suicide in FEP patients.

Risk factors	Protective factors
Acute psychotic symptoms/experiences (e.g., hallucinations)	At least one close relationship
Mood variability and depression	Family support
Pre-existing or comorbid conditions, such as personality disorder and substance abuse/dependence	Things to live for, e.g., plans for the future, children, pets, etc.
The individual reaction to the impact of the illness	Strong positive cultural/religious/personal values and anti-suicide attitudes
Traumatic life events	Social stability
PTSD features related to earlier trauma or prior suicide attempt	Good service engagement and optimism about recovery (hope)
Trauma associated with an unsatisfactory pathway to care	Compliance to treatments
Lower insight	Good insight
Longer DUP	Shorter DUP

PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; DUP, duration of untreated psychosis.